New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
WATCH HILL.
A FAvORITE FAMILY RESORT.
FREEDOM AND HEALTH RATHER THAN CoNvENTIC
ATTTIEc-pEpaOSAf NOrro


FREEDOM AND HEALTH RATHER THAN CONVENTION
ALITIEs-PERsONAL MOTIFS.
WATCH HILL, R. l.. July o.-watch Hill has Of late
years been growing and popular with largo
class Of people Narragansett Pier has become to be
the seaside Mecca Of those who delight In the fvoes
of fashion, but Watch Hill holds its the especial
resort of those who to the seaside for health
well as pleasure, and who more for the freedom
and unconventionaty of the place than they do for mat
tiers pertaining to dress cOurtshp For these
1t 10 favorite resort for families. Its patronage
chiefly from NewYork City and State, Connecticut and
the great West Cincinnati people coming in large num-
bers. IT, bids fair at present, Watch Hill should be-
quite cottage city we'd hotel village, IL will
be due the enterprise and capital of those Cincinnati
gentlemen who bought the Everett farm plotted 1t into
villa lots and set others the example by themselves
erecting beautiful summer homes there.
There has always been popular but somewhat
impression that the Watch Hill at
least week later than the at Narrsganset Pier
This not this year at any rate On July this year
the Ocean House had 1876 guests In the house. and the
proprieors say that they do believe that any
hotels at Narragansett Pier had many that date
All of the hotels show large Lists Of guests, and rooms
engaged ahead to such extent that the will
without doubt be one OF unprecedented success.
Everything the Hill looks clean and attractive as
paint and renovation can make It. The greatest i'm
provement has been made in the Plympton House.
new sleeping rooms. two parlors. dancing hall. new
office, and large kitchen. The old Bay View House
now " Plympton Annes."
The Cincinnati syndicate who have plotted the Everett
farm have laid down mile OF sidewalks and 1000 feet
OF blank walks and encouraged by this private enter
streets six new cottages, costing from $500 to
$780, have already been built this land. The lot
people, James g. the Rev. D
sn"eley, Charles H. Kellogg r Charles A. Stone. Mrs.
Edward worthinrton. A. >. Bullock. Norton Lawson 4
Bullock Robert Burnet, Dr. s. C. Ayres H. c. Yergson,
st. John Jones, Robert Clarke, 8. j. Broadwell F. J.
Jones. W, 7. Anderson. Miss Laura Virgins, Henry
Law, r. Ii. Gabreath, A. W. Whelpley, W. snowdon
This is Landlord O. s. spencers hirty.fr season at
Watch Hill. His Atlantic House is having good patron
age. lie had twenty guests to open with ON June 20.
Wade, w. H. Former, A. II. seigfried. New.YoTk; Mrs.
igan; MIRA j. A. Hamilton and family. East Saginaw.
Mich; A. Fogg and family Sc Paul, Mimi; George T.
field Mass Landlord Spencer expects to receive large
number Of people TINS c%ing week ,..,.,.
for dancing This house has goodly array Of guests
Among recent arrivals these DR.. g. o. Vanderpoel
c. Gnu d. .' nssiso M 1Gd Mrs f. cyttend emu A.
Peet OF Ncw.York; Allan Sheldon and wife, r p Joy.
burg Penn: Charles Potter family, Bessie
r. H. Crane and wife, Lewis Coleman, L. Keck, Harry
Courtney. Cincinnati; Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Adams,
Cohoes. n. Y. .. W. Way and wife, Mrs. William Ham
and party Lewis T. Stanton. George T. PATTERSON,
T. T. Seymour, Hartford Conn; Ernest Carter. Mas M.
NJ. Urau, Mrs. J. L. johnson. Miss @. E. Johnson,
Chicago; Eselle dc p. Van Vceer, Albany, n Y; W. c.
wymond and wife, Minneapolis. Miss; William II. Miller
and family, Mrs. I. L. Miller and family. Media Penn.
Miss j. Murphy, Germantown, Penn.
The Watch Hill House obtains people. From the
names the register this week the following
culled: Mrs j. II. Aldrich, ]. s. Bard and wife, New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Bullock Chancellor Bullock
A. Ii. Bullock exCongressman W. W. Rice, Mrs. George
r Hoar Worcester, Mass Mrs Enders, Chicago; d. G.
Robinson and family. Emira. ~ Y; Miss NJ. W. Denny.
III. ID. Denny and family Ptsburg Penn. III. X. Mills
Blanche Rogers, George Ulrch Hartford; Harris
Lindley, Nashville, Tenn; L. George Harris. United
States Navy; Mise NJ H. Jameson, Miss Minnie jamie
son, Miss l.. h. shand. Glasgow, Scotland Miler's
Orchestra has furnished music for the Watch Hill House
for the last fourteen years.
The Ocean House is almost filed with large and bril-
liant company. Among arrivals this week are: r. IL.
Gibbs and wife, Mrs Mary 4. Plumm. Miss Gardner,
Mrs John g. Boyd J. Scott Body. jr New-York; j. W.
Tinhast. Albany; Walter Smith and wife, v W. Ander-
son. Cinolnnat Il. L. stewart, Philadelphia j. A. Bill,
Mrs George d. Duton, Springfield; Mrs. Charles Col
Inns and wife, Yopkars, N Clement Huntington. Nor
wioh; Is. q. Men and wife. Brooklyn n. Y.
Tho temperature has been remarkably comfortable,
going above eighty degrees and being at seventy
degrees most OF the time
The werck OF schooner reminder left by storm
Blue fish are running In Little Narraganseu Bay.